The seventh Annual UW Photographers Group show will be in the HUB Gallery through Nov.
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Editor’s note: Every other week through the duration of the Combined Fund Drive campaign, University Week will spotlight members of the UW community who help make the campaign a success.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Matt Kaeberlein, UW assistant professor of pathology, and Weiqing Li, UW assistant professor of biological structure, have received the Ellison Medical Foundation’s New Scholar Award in Aging for 2008.
The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery recently presented Distinguished Service Awards to UW faculty members Albert L.
The UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine has been awarded two grants to pursue research projects on multiple sclerosis (MS), and aging with a physical disability.
By Brian Donohue
News & Community Relations
Consider the roughly 35-square-inch area of anatomy that comprises the face.
Seattle’s only Egyptian mummy, nicknamed “Nellie,” will make a rare public appearance at the Burke Museum during the “Mysteries of Ancient Egypt” family event from 10 a.
The learning of science and math is a civil rights issue, and schools should give students broad participation in those areas as early as possible, says Philip Bell, a UW associate professor of learning sciences.
DIGITAL HISTORY: The recently developed Civil Rights Digital Library (<A href="http://www.
Recent Work by Zhi Lin: Unheard, Forgotten and Disregarded Stories will be presented at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery Oct.
Jazz for vibraphone and piano, world premieres on viola and eerie, Halloween-friendly organ music are among events offered by the UW School of Music in coming days.
Playing French Seattle, a UW student organization, is presenting two plays and two staged readings of work by José Pliya — in French.
DETOX SCAM: Late-night television ads promote a product called Kinoki Cleansing Detox Pads, which are often applied to the feet, and claim to remove toxins from the body.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
By Melinda Young
School of Pharmacy
Growing up in the outskirts of Lima, Peru, during a period of economic turmoil and political violence, Luis Ramos developed a sense of the importance of community.
Explore how your immune system can fight cancer at the second annual Tumor Vaccine Group Open House, Thursday, Oct.
UW faculty and staff are invited to the UW Alumni Association’s fifth annual Homecoming Rally at 8 p.
Faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to take part in the search process for the University ombudsman by submitting nominations and recommendations for the post to the search committee, chaired by Judith Howard, divisional dean for social sciences in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Somewhere within Seattle city limits, a mysterious and unique Emerald City Search medallion will be hidden in plain sight — and it’s up to the Seattle community to find it!
In celebration of “The Year of the Frog,” Woodland Park Zoo and the UW announce the third annual Emerald City Search.
The day after the final presidential debate, energy experts will gather on the UW campus for a discussion of “U.
GOOD CHEMISTRY: Chemical Engineering Professor Buddy Ratner was named one of the “One Hundred Chemical Engineers of the Modern Era” by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers as part its centennial celebration.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
NOW SEE THIS: The University of Michigan has installed videophones in several locations on its campus to serve the needs of deaf students, faculty and staff, reports the campus newspaper, The Record.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Nominations are now being sought for the University’s annual awards that honor outstanding teachers, staff, librarians, mentors and those engaged in leadership and public service.
Editor’s note: During the Combined Fund Drive campaign, University Week will spotlight some of the UW faculty and staff who volunteer at agencies supported by the fund.
By Rachel Tompa
News & Information
Researchers at the UW have updated a traditional Chinese medicine to create a compound that is more than 1,200 times more specific in killing certain kinds of cancer cells than currently available drugs, heralding the possibility of a more effective chemotherapy drug with minimal side effects.
The UW’s president and provost have both been elected to prestigious national societies.
Two visiting artists will perform at the School of Music in the next week.
When Luis Alberto Urrea, author of this year’s Common Book, The Devil’s Highway, appears in Kane Hall Oct.
By Bobbi Nodell
News & Community Relations
Les Roberts, who has been quoted widely in the media about the underreporting of Iraqi death statistics, will speak on “U.
By Melinda Young
School of Pharmacy
Between 1994 and 2005, the number of prescription drugs purchased in the United States increased 71 percent (from 2.
UW employees help others year-round through the Combined Fund Drive (CFD), Washington State’s workplace giving campaign.
A seminar series for inventors and would-be entrepreneurs is back by popular demand.
“Engineering Inspired by Nature: Robots, Greener Energy & Nanotech Systems” is the title for a series of three lectures that examine nature’s role in our future.
BEYOND BORDERS: The Foundation for International Understanding Through Students has announced the recipients of its annual awards honoring individuals or organizations who embody the FIUTS mission of international understanding and peace.